Symptoms will be more severe if the ingrown fingernail becomes infected. An infected nail is called paronychia. Symptoms of paronychia include: Ingrown fingernails tend to be minor conditions that ...

They occur when the edge of a toenail starts growing into the surrounding skin, causing pain, swelling, and discoloration, ...

If an ingrown toenail is left untreated, it can become infected, resulting in the possible need for surgery, removal of the nail, and/or medications to treat the infection, says Steven Neufeld ...

Ingrown toenails are a common condition in which the corner or side of a toenail grows into the soft flesh. The result is pain, redness, swelling and, sometimes, an infection. Ingrown toenails ...

Part B may cover treatment for ingrown toenails if it is deemed medically necessary or the toenail is infected. Medicare Part A covers treatment that occurs in a hospital. If ingrown toenail ...

Older men are most commonly infected, but Braziel said she knew several other women who have had it. What started as an ingrown hair resulted in multiple hospital stays, an extensive surgery to ...